Free now and you have not heard or seen anything yet. I always knew from the first time that i met her that she was special. She always had this inner strength and tenacity and conviction and compassion. So dont be afraid. Do you hear me . Young people, dont be afraid. Be determined. Lead by example with hope. Never fear. Yes, she has grown mightily. But the core essence of Michelle Robinson who i met in 1991 is still there today. Being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life, and i hope ive made you proud. [ applause ] its snowing and there is this is ethereal feeling because shes dressed in this beautiful white down and they just seem to be stepping into the fairytale. And jack kennedy says to the driver, turn on the interior lights so people can see them as they go by. And he asked his wife to sit forward, because she is so beautiful. Having the president from that very moment place her in the spotlight tells us what the presidency is going to be like and how mrs. Ken
Inauguration day 1961, america welcomes a young and glamorous president and first lady to the white house. Dwight eisenhower was 70. Here came kennedy, who was 43, and mrs. Kennedys 31. The kennedys knew how to turn their youth into something deeper and more symbolic of america entering an age of renewal, with a new generation that was going to conquer the world. Jackie was the epitome of style and glamor. This was going to be a white house of unprecedented elegance, and the country loved it. Going to the inauguration was amazing. This was new and energetic. This was, in fact, the new frontier. Jackie later recalled her memories of that momentous day. Everyone says, why didnt jack kiss you after . Which of course you would never do there. But you had to march out in such order. And i so badly wanted to see him alone. Shes worried about being separated from her husband as he starts this new role as leader of the free world. She didnt know what it would do to her marriage. And she cant q
Historian carol berkin is next on booktv. She recounts the life of Elizabeth Bonaparte the onetime wife of the brother jerome and a native of baltimore maryland. This is a little under an hour. [applause] thank you for coming out on a cold night. Elizabeth patterson bonaparte was a legend, curiosity walking slowly down the streets in the 1870s, her trademark held high above her head to protect her from sun or rain. On the other arm she carried in a laboratory and the wished bag that was rumored to hold all of her jewels to rea rate her dress no longer fashionable perhaps made in that area when napoleon dominated europe and america was a little more than a fledgling nation. It was clear that even in her old age she conveyed an elegance and a sense of superiority that captured admiration is curiosity. As she stopped at one building and then the next knocking on doors and demanding their rent owed to her, the passerby as might have recognizesmight have cities and countries first female ce
Sabres. We had to try them on. We had to do last minute alterations to make sure they fit. Im worried about the twominute costume change. There is technical choreography to this. Well show you more coming up in a full hour on today. We want to begin with the massive sing hole in florida. Demolition crews are outside the house to tear it down. Gabe, good morning. Reporter lester, good morning. Engineers determined that the site is entirely unstable. Demolition is under way. This is the first look we have gotten inside the house. Authorities abandoned their rescue and Recovery Efforts after finding no signs of life. With a sinkhole expanding beneath this house, rescue crews say they have no choice but to demolish the home today. The growing cavern is 30 feet wide, 50 feet deep and they dont know when it will stop. We met with the family, advised them of that, and that at this point we have to move beyond the rescue to demolition phase. Word that the victim may never be recovered hurt the
The official business gets started in a couple hours. You see the president here about two hours ago, stepping down the stairs with the first lady of the United States, melania trump. He will have a formal meeting with the king and prince. And white house staffers focusing on the busy agenda. A slew of controversy z threaten to follow their travels. Back in washington, sources tell cnn russian officials were so close about ties to Michael Flynn in the 2016 campaign that they openly bragged about it among themselves. They believed they could use him to influence policy if mr. Trump won the election, which of course he did. As if that wasnt enough, fbi director james comey is ready to give his side of the story after mr. Trump fired him last week. He will testify before the Senate Intelligence committee in the next few weeks in a public hearing. That is story line two. Here is three and four on top of that. New york times reporting mr. Trump referred to comey as, quote, a nut job when he